A DAY IN THE LIFE: ANXIETY
Sometimes, it’s counting the minutes until you can leave. Sometimes, it’s a nervous tick that helps to maintain your calm. Sometimes, it’s a pressure on your chest that manifests...
LIVING BEYOND – FIRST RESPONDERS AND ADDICTION: THROUGH THE EYES OF A FIRST RESPONDER
As a first responder and psychologist, I have been in the midst of some of the most horrific and unimaginable scenes. All the training in the world can never...
FEELING DEPRESSED? TEN GUIDELINES FOR STARTING DEPRESSION RECOVERY
Depression is a serious problem that leads to relapse for many recovering people. The book, Depression and Relapse, helps people understand how similar tools can be used to treat...
COLLEGE MENTAL HEALTH: A CHECKLIST FOR PARENTS
Be sure to learn more about what resources are available at your child’s college or university to help support their mental health
Approximately four million students...
DEPRESSION AND RELAPSE UNDERSTANDING DEPRESSION AND HOW IT IMPACTS RECOVERY
Depression and Substance Use DisordersDepression is the most common behavioral health diagnosis among adults. An estimated 300 million people around the world suffer from depression according to the World...
POSTSECONDARY TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATION IN RECOVERY
Some of the greatest losses for many individuals who have struggled with addiction is the loss of a supportive networks of families, friends, and communities. Since the 1930’s, recovery...
HOW A MOBILE APP CAN HELP TREAT ADDICTION AND MOOD DISORDERS
Limited access to mental health care is one of the biggest public health problems facing us today. Technology can help us change that.
Maintaining your mental...
TAKING TIME OFF FOR MENTAL HEALTH
There has been much discussion lately about whether it’s okay to take a day or two off to attend to your mental health. As a psychologist, I’m certainly an...
THE REAL REASONS WHY MORE PEOPLE THAN EVER ARE DYING FROM DRUGS, ALCOHOL,...
Experts break down the top reasons why hundreds of thousands continue to die from these causes with every passing year.
In America, a quiet catastrophe...
LIVING BEYOND – WHY STAY SOBER?
WHY STAY SOBER?
The struggle of an addict is like non other. For the addict and those intimately involved with the addict, the angst that comes...
